Peter Carey - The great thing about using the past is that it gives you the most colossal freedom to...

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The great thing about using the past is that it gives you the most colossal freedom to invent. The research is necessary, of course, but no one writes a novel to dramatically illustrate what everybody already knows.

Peter Carey

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Das Tolle an der Verwendung der Vergangenheit ist, dass sie Ihnen die größte Freiheit bietet, um zu erfinden. Die Forschung ist natürlich notwendig, aber niemand schreibt einen Roman, um dramatisch zu veranschaulichen, was alle bereits wissen.

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